Jane Austen with zombies.
Photos by Rob Guillen
Frankenstein’s monster living on in the twenty-first century.
Abraham Lincoln, vampire hunter?
And then there are the classics: Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the legendary Golem of the Prague ghetto, the heroic tale of Beowulf and Grendel.
So-called “genre literature” is often the subject of debate in the academy. Mysteries, romance, science fiction, children’s books – all are sometimes stigmatized though often studied by literary snobs and scholars. The emerging genre or sub-genre of “monster lit” is no exception. Some may sniff but there are college courses and lots of erudite criticism of books that feature monsters.
Whatever your take on the question, monster books and movies are definitely a lot of fun! So check out the Library’s collection, featured this month in the lobby.
Here’s a list of some of the books and DVDs we’ve gathered.
I can hardly wait for Little Women with werewolves!